Tony Smith (Speaker) Share this | Hansard source

The Leader of the Opposition will resume his seat. Both the deputy leader and the Leader of the Opposition will resume their seats. As the Leader of the Opposition sat down he said the question was about jobs. But, whilst the preamble, which I was happy to allow—because I like to allow questions where I think they fit within the standing orders—was, frankly, about two leadership challenges; it did open up the subject. You can't expect me to be very liberal on the question and very strict on the answer. The question was asked in a particular way, and I think the Deputy Prime Minister is in order.

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